South Africa win third one-dayer as the Kiwis concede series lead
Jannatul PiealCorrespondent
Posted - 2017-02-25T16:32:06+06:00
Updated - 2017-02-25T16:32:06+06:00
The visiting
thrashed
by 159 runs in the third match in Wellington on Saturday to go 2-1 up in the five-match ODI series.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, AB de Villiers topscored for his team with a well-made 85 on his way to surpassing
's
to become the fastest to score 9,000 runs in India, and was later declared the man of the match. Quinton de Kock also registered 68 runs to power the Proteas to a formidable total of 271 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 50 overs. New Zealand’s Colin de Grandhomme had picked up two wickets. Chasing 272, New Zealand were shot out for 112 in 32.2 overs, a woeful batting performance that few saw coming. Three days previous they had lost just four wickets in racking up a winning total of 289-4 in Christchurch. As many as seven of the Kiwi batsmen failed to enter double figures, with Colin de Grandhomme remaining the top scorer with an unbeaten knock of 34 runs. South Africa’s
took three wickets.
Brief scores: South Africa 271/8 in 50 overs
(AB de Villiers 85, Quinton de Kock 68; Colin de Grandhomme 2-40,
1-45) beat
New Zealand 112 in 32.2 overs
(Colin de Grandhomme 34*; Dwaine Pretorius 3-5, Andile Phehlukwayo 2-12) by
159 runs.
- Jannatul Naym Pieal, Correspondent, BDCricTime.com